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Cave permits now available for selected park caves
FREE mandatory cave permits are now available to visit specific caves in El Malpais. Permits can be obtained at the El Malpais Information Center on NM Highway 53 or at the Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center at I-40/Exit 85. More »
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Fire restrictions now in effect!
Stage 2 fire restrictions are now in effect at El Malpais. No smoking except within a vehicle, and no campfires or charcoal fires anywhere in the monument. More »
Visitor Centers
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Three visitor centers are in the El Malpais region: a National Park Service facility on the west side of the park, a multiagency center in Grants, and a Bureau of Land Management station on the conservation area.
The Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center is located off Interstate 40, Exit 85, in Grants, New Mexico. NPS Located in Grants, the center has USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service staff on duty to help the traveler to the region. Call them at 505-876-2783 for your travel planning needs or click here for the center's page. 
The Information Center is on Highway 53 near the Continental Divide. NPS El Malpais Information Center (NPS) 
The BLM Ranger Station is on Highway 117 along the east side of the monument. NPS Located about nine miles south of Interstate 40 (exit 89), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ranger Station serves as the gateway to the El Malpais National Conservation Area. The station is open from 8:30 to 4:30 daily. For more information about the conservation area, contact the BLM at 505-280-2918, write to them at PO Box 846, Grants NM 87020, or click here for their website. |
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Did You Know?
Two distinct kinds of lava can be found in the varied flows of El Malpais. Lava is known by names from the Hawaiian Islands. Aa lava is clumpy and forms numerous irregular chunks, while pahoehoe lava cools to form smooth surfaces often covered with ropy textures. More...